Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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